We provide a complete experimental characterization of stimulated Brillouin scattering in a
160 m long solid-core photonic crystal fiber, including threshold and spectrum measurements …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic continues to overwhelm health systems across the
globe. We aimed to assess the readiness of hospitals in Nigeria to respond to the COVID-19 …

march issue.cdr Page 1 14 INTRODUCTION Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are diseases
that are associated with genetic predisposition and related to lifestyle with multifactorial …

Background Research from sub-Saharan Africa that contributes to our understanding of the
2022 mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) global outbreak is insufficient. Here, we …

Background: Hyperlipidaemia is a major cardiovascular risk factor for coronary artery disease,
atherosclerosis, hypertension and stroke. It is thought that serum cholesterol levels are …

We present an extended study of an ultrahigh-repetition-rate Raman fiber laser passively
mode-locked through dissipative four-wave mixing. We demonstrate mode locking at 100 and …

Background Coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) increases the diagnostic sensitivity of
stress echocardiography. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of CFVR …

Injection locking of two DFB semiconductors opens new possibilities to generate effective
signals for optical sensing, in order to reach better performances. Pure wave forms can be …

Introduction: The evaluation of COVID-19 prevalence among healthcare workers (HCW)
within the general population of COVID-19 cases is an important epidemiologic variable. The …

Background: The presence of hyperuricemia and renal function impairment, especially in
the absence of urate stone formation is strongly suggestive of lead nephropathy. The …